tonga

noun

Definition of tonganext
as in chariot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonga
  1. chariot
  2. cab
  3. buckboard
  4. landau
  5. phaeton
  6. stagecoach
  7. surrey
  8. buggy
Noun
  • See the finds In North Yorkshire, England, a metal detectorist discovered a massive Iron Age hoard, including over 800 objects like chariot pieces and ceremonial spears.
    — Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers found at least 14 horse harnesses, which were likely used to pull ancient chariots or wagons.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • Harry Styles made his cab driver do a double take during a recent drive to London.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Windsor Locks police discovered the body of Hussain, a New York City cab driver who had been shot, off Interstate 91’s Exit 42, February 14, 2005.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of cab
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Definition of buckboard
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Definition of landau
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of phaeton
Noun
  • Lilley often doubled for Victor French, rode stagecoaches and wagons and served as the series’ stunt coordinator.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
  • According to respective Instagram posts from his show co-star Melissa Gilbert and son Clint Lilley, Lilley died Wednesday after a storied career as a Hollywood stuntman and actor, who played various roles on the beloved '70s historical drama, including a townsman and stagecoach driver.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of stagecoach
Noun
  • When Tran rang it, Daisy and Kelsey pulled up in a surrey.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.
    — Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Definition of surrey
Noun
  • The revitalized Meyers Manx company now aims to honor the original’s spirit with a series of buggies, including an almost inevitable electric variant that may prove somewhat divisive.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Open-air buggy car tours and horseback riding are also available.
    — Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of buggy
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